Mortal: Starting with the Golden Jade Book

A month later.

Taiyue Mountains.

Lin Zui and Yan Ruyan concealed their presence as they moved through the dense forest near the border of Yue.

Yan Ruyan had recovered her Foundation Establishment cultivation, but at this moment she was just quietly following behind Lin Zui, without doing anything out of line, like a well-behaved little girl.

Ever since Lin Zui used the telepathy technique between them, their relationship quickly became complicated.

They had only known each other for a few days, but under the influence of telepathy, they acted as if they had known each other for many years.

Whenever they responded to each other by sensing each other's emotions, it would create something inexplicable in their hearts, but they both just assumed it was due to telepathy and didn't care about it.

However, with this feeling as a foundation, their relationship grew closer over the course of a month.

"Young master, I originally thought you came to the Taiyue Mountains to return to Huangfeng Valley, but I didn't expect you to be going to Yuanwu Kingdom."

Hearing Yan Ruyan's question, Lin Zui turned around, glanced at her, and smiled.

"Heh, what would I do back in Yellow Maple Valley? Be cannon fodder? Right now, I just want to find a quiet place to temper my spiritual roots and cultivate properly. I have no interest in participating in the struggle between the Seven Sects and the Demonic Path."

"Then what are we going to Yuanwu Kingdom for? It's not exactly a paradise, is it?"

Yan Ruyan asked.

"The major sects of Yuanwu Kingdom have also sent disciples to participate in the war, and we will most likely be unable to stay out of it."

"Who said we were going to join a sect?"

Lin Zui rolled her eyes at her.

"We have no shortage of cultivation techniques to inherit. Isn't it much better to cultivate on our own than to join a sect and be bossed around?"

"Cultivate on your own? Become a rogue cultivator?"

Yan Ruyan was taken aback upon hearing this. Coming from a wealthy family, she hadn't considered this possibility for a moment, but then another question came to mind.

"But what about the spiritual veins? Basically, all the spiritual veins with decent spiritual energy have been occupied by major sects and cultivation families. The spiritual energy in other places is too thin to support the cultivation needs of high-level cultivators."

Lin Zui nodded. He was well aware of the problem Yan Ruyan was referring to. Tiannan was densely populated and resource-scarce. Finding an undiscovered spiritual vein was like finding a needle in a haystack.

He knew he could go to the Chaotic Star Sea, but that would mean he would have to compete with Han Li for opportunities. Moreover, the Chaotic Star Sea was not a safe place. The Star Palace and the Reverse Star Alliance, two behemoths, were locked in a fierce struggle, and it would be difficult to offend either of them.

Therefore, he had been planning for this day for several years.

"We will not join them, nor will we steal their spiritual veins; we will create our own spiritual vein land."

"Make it yourself!?"

Yan Ruyan thought she had misheard, but looking at Lin Zui's confident appearance, he was clearly very confident.

"But how do we build it?"

"Don't worry, you'll know when you get to Yuanwu Kingdom. I'll also introduce you to two friends then."

Lin Zui smiled mysteriously, keeping everyone in suspense.

"Hmph, fine, I won't tell you then."

Yan Ruyan gave a soft snort, turned her head away, and didn't ask any more questions.

Lin Zui smiled, finding her captivating charm in her sparkling eyes and coquettish anger. Fortunately, after spending more than a month together, Lin Zui's self-control had improved considerably, preventing him from losing his composure.

"By the way, Ruyan, have you ever thought about changing your name?"

Suddenly, Lin Zui seemed to remember something and asked abruptly.

"Oh, change your name?"

Yan Ruyan was clearly a little confused, not knowing what Lin Zui was up to this time.

"Why? Isn't Ruyan's name nice?"

"No, it's just that the name of Yan Ruyan, the genius with the Heavenly Spirit Root from Yan Family Fortress, is really too conspicuous. After all, we will be staying in this area for a long time, and if we are noticed, we may be in trouble."

Yan Ruyan nodded, quickly realizing the consequences of her identity being exposed. Putting aside everything else, the Ghost Spirit Sect would never let her go and would definitely do everything in their power to capture her and take her back.

"What you say makes sense, young master. My mother's surname is Liu. How about Ruyan changes her surname to her mother's?"

Lin Zui nodded. He was just trying to avoid trouble, not that he really wanted her to change her name. So he let her change it however she wanted. But then he realized something.

"Liu...Ruyan?? Cough cough..."

Lin Zui coughed suddenly, seemingly frightened by the name, and quickly tried to dissuade him.

"Well... um... this name isn't quite right, how about... how about we call her Liu Yan'er?"

"Liu Yan'er? Very well, I'll do as you say, young master."

Yan Ruyan didn't care, but what was that awkward feeling she sensed through the mind-reading technique?

Is there anything wrong with the name Liu Ruyan?

I don't understand.

……

Several days later.

Xin Ruyin's residence.

"Young master, is this the formation master you mentioned?"

Yan Ruyan looked at the delicate and gentle girl walking towards her in disbelief.

In her mind, even if a formation master wasn't the kind of refined and dignified old scholar, they were at least not too young. But what was going on with the girl in front of her? She looked to be about the same age as her, yet she was a formation master.

"Of course, the formations I used to deal with you in Yan Family Fortress were all made by her."

"What?"

Yan Ruyan was startled. Recalling the power of those formations, she couldn't help but pay more attention to this young formation master.

As the two were talking, Xin Ruyin came forward and bowed slightly to Lin Zui.

"Ruyin greets her master."

Lin Zui waved his hand.

"As I have said, you two can be treated as my equals; there is no need to address me as 'master'."

"It's been over a year since we last met. Miss Xin's cultivation has progressed rapidly; you've already reached the tenth level of Qi Refining. I wonder if there have been any problems with the meridians that were reinforced for you?"

Xin Ruyin smiled and shook her head.

"Nothing has gone wrong, but as my cultivation level has improved, there are indeed signs of loosening. If Brother Lin doesn't come soon, I may have to stop cultivating."

"It's alright, I'll reinforce it for you later."

As Lin Zui spoke, he noticed that Xin Ruyin's gaze had already fallen on Yan Ruyan beside him. After all, Yan Ruyan had not concealed her cultivation level, and the pressure of the Foundation Establishment stage was still hard for her to ignore.

"Oh, by the way, let me introduce you. This is Liu Yan'er, my..."

Lin Zui suddenly realized that he didn't know how to introduce Yan Ruyan's identity for a moment.

What is their relationship? Master and servant? Daoist partners? It seems like neither.

Before he could figure it out, Yan Ruyan spoke up for him.

"Yan'er is the young master's maid. She greets Miss Xin."

Xin Ruyin was taken aback, not expecting that even a Foundation Establishment cultivator had become Lin Zui's maid. However, she naturally wouldn't say anything, nor would she be impolite just because the other party called herself a maid.

"Ruyin greets Senior Liu!"

Seeing that the two had finished their pleasantries, Lin Zui quickly changed the subject.

"Is Brother Yunxiao not here?"

"Yunxiao went to Qingli Marsh. After more than a year of searching and investigation, we found that this place best meets Brother Lin's requirements."

"Oh? Then, Miss Xin, do you think there's any hope that my idea from back then could come true?"

Lin Zui asked, a hint of expectation in his eyes.

"Combining the principles of rune arrays and the construction concept of the giant magic array provided by Brother Lin, it is entirely possible to complete this giant spirit-gathering array that radiates for hundreds or thousands of miles, or even tens of thousands of miles."

A hint of longing appeared in Xin Ruyin's eyes. She had never imagined that one day she would be able to try to construct a giant magic array that only existed in ancient legends.

When Lin Zui first handed over the design ideas and some related concepts to her, she thought it was impossible to achieve.

Unexpectedly, after months of research, she was surprised to find that the rune array method and these ideas were surprisingly compatible, and combining the two actually had the possibility of reproducing it.

Lin Zui had anticipated this, because what was an ancient legend to Xin Ruyin was actually recorded in the "Golden Palace Jade Book".

Furthermore, in the spirit realm and even the immortal realm, there are numerous super-giant magic arrays that radiate not only tens of thousands of miles but also millions of miles.

Lin Zui simply extracted these contents and handed them over to the other party, and Xin Ruyin did not disappoint him, as she indeed achieved results in her research.

In this way, his idea of ​​creating a spiritual vein land could be put into practice.